Definition of onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia
on•o•mat•o•poe•ia
We found 9 definitions of onomatopoeia from 7 different sources.
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What does onomatopoeia mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: onomatopoeias |
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| onomatopoeia - using words that imitate the sound they denote | ||
| rhetorical device a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) | ||
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- onomatopoeia (Noun)
The property of a word of sounding like what it represents. - onomatopoeia (Noun)
A word that sounds like what it represents, such as "gurgle" or "hiss". - onomatopoeia (Noun)
The use of language whose sound imitates that which it names.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- onomatopoeia (n.)
The formation of words in imitation of sounds; a figure of speech in which the sound of a word is imitative of the sound of the thing which the word represents; as, the buzz of bees; the hiss of a goose; the crackle of fire.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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onomatopoeia
A word intended to represent a sound.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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onomatopoeia
on-ō-mat-o-pē′ya, n. the formation of a word so as to resemble the sound of the thing of which it is the name: such a word itself, also the use of such a word, as 'click,' 'cuckoo'—also Onomatopoē′sis, or Onomatopoiē′sis.—adjs. Onomatopœ′ic, Onomatopoet′ic. [Gr. onoma, -atos, a name, poiein, to make.]
Wikipedia 
- An onomatopoeia is a word that tries to sound the same as a real sound we might hear. Words similar to "woof", "click", "buzz", "boom", and "shh" are onomatopoeias.
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🔤- onomatopoeia, noun, singular of onomatopoeias.
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